Sid W. Richardson Foundation
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The Sid W. Richardson Foundation is a philanthropic organization, founded in 1947 by Sid W. Richardson (1891 - 1959), a Texan who earned his fortune in the oil industry.[1] The foundation was primarily funded after his death.
Today, the foundation focuses on public-private partnerships in the area of education, health, human services, and arts groups, to which it has donated about $300 million.[2][3] The charter of the foundation stipulated that recipients be in the state of Texas.[1]
The foundation was led from 1973 to 2011 by Valleau Wilkie Jr.[2]
[edit] Grants
- UTeach Dallas received a $200,000 gift from the Foundation in 2008.[4]
- The Foundation donated $250,000 toward a new building for the Aransas County (Texas) EMS.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Founder". Sid W. Richardson Foundation. http://www.sidrichardson.org/Founder.html. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
- ^ a b Branch, Alex (2011-06-21). "Sid W. Richardson Foundation leader moving on after 38 years". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/06/21/v-print/3169800/sid-w-richardson-foundation-leader.html. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
- ^ "Sid W. Richardson Foundation". Sid Richardson Museum. http://www.sidrichardsonmuseum.org/nu_site/sid_richardson_museum.php/museum/swr_foundation. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
- ^ "UTeach Dallas Receives $200,000 from Fort Worth Foundation". University of Texas at Dallas. 2008-05-05. http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2008/05/02-001.php. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
- ^ "Ribbon Cut on New EMS Facility". 2008-05-16. http://www.rockportpilot.com/articles/2008/05/16/business/business00.txt. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
